Germany to Depend on Austria´s Electricity “for the next 50 years“

Published: September 8, 2012; 16:16 · (Vindobona)

After Germany´s nuclear exit, the German energy production faces new challenges, Michael Fuchs at the biggest German power grid operator Tennet thinks that Austria and Germany have a symbiotic relationship.

Germany will need Austria´s electricity in the next fifty years, Fuchs says. Austria would not only offer temporary help, he says. Between Germany and Austria, there is some kind of symbiotic relationship, he says. Last winter, Austria had to help Germany with its emergency reserves. Especially in Southern Germany, the power grid was in a critical condition. The aid was offered by…